: for each one : individually

Examples of apiece in a Sentence

His shoes weigh four pounds apiece. when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece, you're getting quite a bargain
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Fudd and Bueckers finished with 18 points apiece, and Bueckers led the Huskies with seven assists. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025 Including a conference title apiece for the Bills, Bengals and Chargers, the seven smaller-markets franchises have appeared in 14 Super Bowls in the free-agency era. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 By the end of the round, Hill had seemed to do enough to tie the fight at one round apiece. Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Disney donated $15 million and Warner Bros. Discovery committed $15 million for relief efforts while Amazon, Comcast and Netflix directed $10 million apiece and Sony pledged an additional $5 million. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for apiece 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of apiece was in the 15th century

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“Apiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiece. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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